Pomatocalpa Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. (29) (1829) t. [15]

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Vandeae

Subtribe: Aeridinae

Synonyms: None

A genus of c. 35 species; 18 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Tropical Asia, Malesia, Australia, east to Samoa

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Pomatocalpa leucantha Schltr., cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Pomatocalpa leucantha Schltr., cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Pomatocalpa marsupiale (Kraenzl.) J.J.Sm., cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

last updated: 19 January 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera